Star Wars' Obi-Wan Kenobi Spin-Off Might Really Be Happening

Star Wars fans have long wanted one of the franchise's spinoffs to explore the lost adventures of Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi. Well, the Force is definitely with those fans.

Lucasfilm has started very early development on an Obi-Wan Kenobi-centric Star Wars Story with Billy Elliot director Stephen Daldry, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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Aside from feature film hits like The Reader and The Hours, Daldry has also won a Tony Award for producing Billy Elliot: The Musical and more recently directed episodes of Netflix's The Crown.

( Stephen Daldry)

Since this project is in such an early stage, there's no indication of whether Obi-Wan will be played once again by Ewan McGregor or a completely new actor.

McGregor, who played Obi-Wan in the prequels, said this past spring that he'd be keen to explore more about the Jedi who mentored both Darth Vader and his son Luke Skywalker.

"There's no official offer, and I haven't met them about it or anything," McGregor admitted. "But I've always said that I'd be happy to do it if they wanted to do it. It would be a good segue between the last episode of the prequels and the new episodes.

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"I think they've got films to make until the 2020s, so I don't think it's going to happen soon if it happens at all."

Lucasfilm is currently in production on an untitled Han Solo movie, which will serve as part of the Star Wars Story standalone anthology series. As THR notes, similar spin-offs for Yoda and Boba Fett have long been mooted.

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